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WP Engine |Hosting Platform API

Purge an install's cache

POST
/installs/{install_id}/purge_cache

This will purge the specified cache associated with the install. Allowed types:

      - "object"
      - "page"
      - "cdn"
      - "all"
install_id
required
string format: uuid

ID of install

Properties
  • type - required - The type of cache to be purged
object
type
required
string
Allowed values: object page cdn all
Example
{
"type": "object"
}

Accepted

Bad Request

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>
object
resource
required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string
Example
Site
field
required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string
Example
name
type
required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string
Example
invalid_value
code
required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
too_long
message
required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)

Authentication Error

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Bad Credentials
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Not authorized

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
You don't have permission to perform that action
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Not found

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Not Found
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Too many requests

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Object cache purges are rate-limited to one request every 60 seconds for each install

Service unavailable